Guess What? Reading Is Good For Your Brain
Turns out that reading is good for your brain. Duh.
But you know something? It’s good when people point this out. In this case it was an item on Huffington Post.
Reading is valuable — not only for entertainment or knowledge value, but for exercising your brain.
I never used to think about that aspect of reading. Then I saw an episode of Boston Public where Denny Crane, the character played by the possibly immortal William Shatner (toupee or no toupee, the guy has a lot of energy for an 81-year-old), visits a doctor to discuss his brain decay. (I’m simplifying.) One of the doctor’s suggestions was that Mr. Crane do more activities that exercise the brain — crossword puzzles, and yes, reading more books. That little moment of television stayed with me and I now make an effort to do crossword puzzles, play word games, and yes, read more books.
But that’s about me, an adult. (An adult who loves superheroes, comic books, and cartoons, but an adult nonetheless.) How about reading and kids?
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Don’t Steal Anything, But Really Don’t Steal Candy From This Store
Theft is, you know, a crime. That said, I once filched a candy bar when I was a very, very young. Single digits young. My grandmother made me go back and pay for it.
If the store I swiped from had this dude on staff, I doubt I would have been so stupid.
You’ll have to go to the link to see the photo. Think Mr. T without the mohawk. Standing in front of a bunch of bins full of candy. That no one will be stealing from anymore.
via NYMag, from a nice story about a guy who submitted a cool pic to a contest Ron Howard was doing for Canon, lost the contest, but the photo got him an assignment from The New York Daily News.
Brad Pitt Is Just A Dad Like Me
Brad Pitt may be a celebrity dad, but according to this article he has to do the morning shift. Which in his case includes getting six kids ready for school. Just like me.
Brad says this activity is “painful,” according to DigitalSpy. Getting six kids out the door in the morning isn’t totally fun? We can believe that.
Of course, Brad Pitt is also a mega-uber-superduper famous movie star worth a gazillion dollars. With a full head of hair. But otherwise we’re, like, totally the same guy.
Brad Pitt: ‘Getting six kids ready for school is painful’ – Celebrity News – Digital Spy.
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Bow To Your Soccerbot Overlords, Eventually
Among the many things our children will likely see in their lifetimes is fully functioning robots that can do more than simply clean our floors. Whether or not we parents will see such things depends upon both the pace of technology and how old we are. I’m old enough to be in the “maybe, maybe not” category.
According to this video from TheVerge of RoboCup 2012, I’m leaning towards “maybe not” for me being forced to fight the T-1000. The video features “the world’s best soccer robots [battling] it out in Mexico City for the Louis Vuitton Best Humanoid trophy”.
Best Humanoid Trophy. Kind of Orwellian, no?
Here’s the video.
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Video: Real steel: the broken necks and baby steps of RoboCup 2012 (video) | The Verge.
Ernie Busts Bert’s Chops Again
Another great Bert and Ernie Sesame Street video for your enjoyment. What made me post this one is at the beginning:
Bert: Isn’t he cute?
Ernie: Yeah, sure. Hey, listen…
It’s all in the timing. Trust me.
Sesame Street: Bert And Ernie Water Sports – YouTube.
